Cyclone Mekunu

Sentinel-3 OLCI FR & SLSTR RBT acquired on 22 May 2018 from 06:26:14 to 06:29:22 UTC
Sentinel-3 SLSTR RBT acquired on 23 May 2018 from 06:00:11 to 06:03:11 UTC
Sentinel-3 SLSTR RBT acquired on 23 May 2018 from 18:43:05 to 18:46:05 UTC
Sentinel-3 SLSTR RBT acquired on 24 May 2018 from 18:16:54 to 18:19:54 UTC
Sentinel-3 OLCI FR acquired on 26 May 2018 from 06:19:30 to 06:22:30 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Natural disaster, emergency, atmosphere, clouds, sea surface temperature, Oman, Yemen, Indian Ocean
Fig. 1 - S3 OLCI (22.05.2018) - 21,9,1 colour composite - Just after Sagar, cyclone Mekunu also followed an unusual path.
Fig. 2 - S3 SLSTR (23.05.2018 06:00) - S6,S3,S1 colour composite - It was the 3rd cat-3 cyclone to hit Arabian Peninsula since 1960
Fig. 3 - S3 SLSTR (23.05.2018 18:00) - S8 thermal band with colour map - Mekunu strengthening in NW Indian Ocean
Fig. 4 - S3 SLSTR (24.05.2018) - S8 thermal band with colour map - Mekunu as a cat-3 cyclone, just before hitting the land.
Fig. 5 - S3 SLSTR (24.05.2018) - S8 thermal band with colour map - Same image with another colour map & a local Digital Elevation Model.
Fig. 6 - S3 OLCI (26.05.2018) - 21,9,1 colour composite - It lost its strength after making landfall in Oman.